The patch ruined my game - Now with pictures!
Andygal:
go to "run" in the start menu and type "Dxdiag" in the box to access dxdiag.
Brynne:
oh, sorry... :D
go to your start menu. Click start, then click "run". Type dxdiag in the box. Hit "ok". Then dx will begin it's diagnosis...you can also test certain graphical things. It's pretty self explanatory. When you see it, you'll understand.
Brynne:
Beat me to it because I insisted on rambling...
GloamingMerle:
What about deleting Groups.cache from the MyDocuments/EAGames/Sims2 folder? I could be way off base, but from the reading I did last night, it can be really helpful to delete it.. especially after making major changes to the game. It could be that her/his game was on the brink, and the patch knocked it over the edge. The way I see it, if it can't hurt, why not? MaxoidTom himself said it was perfectly safe to do so.
Regina:
Quote from: sonofajoiner on 2005 November 01, 18:46:48
but I cant work out why updating or rolling back drivers would affect the craziness with the control panel. ???
Sometimes the craziness of drivers just doesn't make sense--it still doesn't to me and I've seen some pretty weird things with some of my games.
When I first installed TS2 none of my created sim's icons would show up in the family bar--they were simply blank. All previously created sims (the ones that shipped with it) showed up fine. Also in the neighborhood view the houses I built had no walls while in the default neighborhoods everything was there.
So, I updated my video drivers and possibly had to re-install my game (can't recall for sure) and voila! Everything was fine on that end.
At this point, my CivCTP wouldn't run and it had run just fine before updating those drivers. I updated drivers again and this time TS2 and CivCTP ran fine, but then my SimCity 4 game's graphics went wonky, whereas before the last driver update it was doing excellently.
Finally, I threw my hands up in despair and bought a newer and supposedly better video card. I installed it and now both TS2 and SC4 work, although I've yet to attempt CivCTP. Oddly enough, this new and improved video card gives TS2 less graphic options than my old one did.
So you see, in my limited brain capacity absolutely none of this makes any sense. LOL
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